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swaybars...both or rear only ok?

Old Feb 3, 2008 | 01:14 AM
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Default swaybars...both or rear only ok?

I ordered the addco rear swaybar tonight, I was going to get front and rear, but I remember with the camaro I never ran the front one, just wondering with the 3/4 drop will I want to have the front also? I want it to handle as tight and "sporty" as possible now, tired of it feeling like a damn truck.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 01:15 AM
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i took my front bar off a few years ago
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 01:16 AM
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damn, you boys are on your **** tonight...other thread got 2 pages in minutes...this one got a reply before I even refreshed the screen.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 01:18 AM
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i never felt a difference with it off
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 01:19 AM
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I just hope that with the drop and the rear bar it feels better, it handles decent right now with the wheels/tires and 2" shackles, I'm hoping for a much better feel.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 08:25 AM
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i have a 3/4 drop and a rear bar on my 02, exit ramps at 60+ are no problem. its a very noticable difference
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 11:31 AM
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cool, I think I'll just go with the rear for now and if it feels like there is room to grow I'll get the front and see what it does, they're cheap enough.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 02:31 PM
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I just ordered front and rear Belltech bars for my truck. I hope that they will balance out the handling better buying them in a matched pair. Probably only really notice the difference at the limit but I decided to do them both anyway. I am not sure how much real development goes into the bars for the trucks. Probably just enough to get them to fit and not interfere with anything. I am not expecting to notice a huge difference because my truck is already pretty stiff and seems to handle fairly flat in the turns. If I can take some of the understeer out of the cloverleaf on-ramps I will be happy. Now I can make the front tires squeal the whole 270* at 80 to 90 kpm (50-55 mph).
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 03:28 PM
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I have the TVS Kit from Hotchkis that includes front and rear sway bars and I'm really happy with it! It came with everything to lower my truck and the sway bars though so i couldn't tell you what kind of difference a sway bar will make on a truck thats already lowered.
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Old Feb 3, 2008 | 03:46 PM
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I've got the Addco rear sway bay with only 2" shackles. It made a nice improvement in handling but it was not dramatic. I think the biggest surprise was how well the truck felt on the highway. The truck drives straight and true on the highway now. Cross wind doesn't affect the truck much anymore. The install was pretty simple but the instructions are terrible. It will make sense once you see all the parts laid out. FYI, there are 2 sets of endlinks in the kit. The shorter ones will give you a better handling feel.
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